Well I figured I would put a little more effort into the forum and share my experience with getting my Monster back up to par. I probably should have started sooner, but better late than never. The Ducati of my dreams; a 2007 Monster S4RS Testatretta, presented itself to me at a deal I couldn't pass up. It was a little dirty and neglected with a past history as a stolen motorcycle. I don't mind the black eye on the title with the odometer discrepency because I plan to keep this one a long time. I am not new to motorcycles, but I am new to Ducati's. And I will be honest and admit that all of my previous motorcycle expertise was on Japanese motorcycles. I do like getting my hands dirty and would rather work on my motorcycle before I give a kidney to the stealership. Currently I have another motorcycle; a 1980 XS650(706), that I spent a little over a year building it into a cafe racer. So I guess you can say I am not afraid to customize and create my own fabrications. I guess I have a way of thinking outside of the box when it comes to my motorcycle builds. I hope you will enjoy following my thread and maybe help me along the way.
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Bushyeyed1's S4RS build thread
Bushyeyed1
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They grow up faster than a 998cc engine.
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I’m going to wake up one day and this boy is going to be gone with my bike.
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I miss my bike so much. Can’t wait for it to show up to our new home soon.
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Movers coming tomorrow and I guess we will see if she is in one piece still. Better yet that she shows up at all. I have a feeling I’ll have to replace the front shock seals and fluid. Due to the fact it’s been in a box ratchet strapped down for over 2 months.
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“I’m back in my babies arms. Oh how I miss those loving arms. I’m back where I belong, back in my babies arms.” (Patsy Cline; I think) Anyways she made it to the great state of Alabama with minimal harm. Itching to hook up the battery and poor some fresh petrol in the tank.
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I decided I could not pass up the deal on the tail cover. I don’t ever ride with a passenger anyways. Unfortunately I’m going to have to add the stripe later.
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Finally got enough courage to tackle the task of changing the fork oil. I was a little intimidated since they seem to call for an Ohlins specialist to do it. It actually was surprisingly easy for my first ever upside down fork oil change. While I had the tire off I got the shorter 999 fender installed. I failed at getting the stripe on the front fender but the seat cover went on easy. Think I actually like the fender without the stripe. Next step is to wet sand and polish up the paint.
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My voltage was reading a little over 14v after about 30 minutes of riding; reaching 15v at times. So I decided to get a Rick’s rectifier (mosfet) to conserve the life of my lithium battery. I suppose they give you enough cable to relocate the rectifier if you wanted too.
*Update after riding to work today the results of the new rectifier are; constant voltage between 13-13.5V while riding with less drawl on battery during starts. Not dropping below 11v during initial crank. Prior I was running between 13.5v to 15v under operation and battery would drop to around 10.4 during crank.
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*Update after riding to work today the results of the new rectifier are; constant voltage between 13-13.5V while riding with less drawl on battery during starts. Not dropping below 11v during initial crank. Prior I was running between 13.5v to 15v under operation and battery would drop to around 10.4 during crank.
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Still rocking and rolling with some new treads.
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Just read through the whole build thread, what a fantastic looking bike, you've done a great job! I'm on the hunt for S4RS myself if you have any interest in selling!
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Thanks it has been a great bike. It would depend on your price if I’d sell, but don’t really want to.
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